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By Don C. Reed Consider the physical, moral and political attributes. A one -mile walk/run might reveal the physical fitness of the current leading candidates, former President Donald J. Trump and incumbent President Joe Biden. Let the candidates show up in gym shorts...
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By Don C. Reed People ask: what has the California stem cell program done with the money entrusted to it? Here is one example. As the father of a paralyzed young man*, I sit up straight if someone mentions a possible cure for any kind of paralysis. The most common...
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ON CHOOSING A PRESIDENT: the Environmental VoteBy Don C. ReedFor 15 years, (1972–86) I was an oceanarium diver for Marine World Africa USA, in Redwood City, California. Every day I worked among the sharks, dolphins, eels, seals and killer whales; I swam through beams...
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By Don C. Reed As a long-time supporter of stem cell research, I was worried when social conservative Mike Johnson (R-LA) was chosen as the new Speaker of the House. He has a persuasive voice like the radio performer he once was, and a gentle smile: in short, he is a...
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By Don C. Reed Imagine a beloved infant child, and he/she smiles at you — but there is something wrong. You wait for the precious little words, the garbled “baby talk” which will gradually polish into speech — but it doesn’t come. Autism is an array of “developmental...
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By Don C. Reed Imagine cartoon warriors; make them very tough. Give each one a spear and a shield — They are called microglia (my-cro-glee-uh) and they live in your brain. Well, okay, I exaggerated just a bit — microglia don’t have spears and shields — but they are...